Measures taken to prevent glanders disease that affects horses in Erode district

Following the confirmation of glanders, an infectious disease, affecting horses successful the neighbouring State of Karnataka, the territory medication has intensified preventive measures to safeguard livestock successful the district.

District Collector S. Kandasamy said successful a property merchandise determination are nary reported cases of glanders successful the district. As a precautionary measurement to forestall the dispersed of the disease, the Department of Animal Husbandry has acceptable up check-posts successful borderline areas adjoining Karnataka, including Bargur and the Dhimbam - Bannari stretch. Teams comprising adjunct veterinary surgeons, livestock inspectors and carnal husbandry assistants are deployed connected a rotational ground to show the question of animals.

The territory medication has besides imposed a prohibition connected the introduction of horses from Karnataka into the district. In addition, horses wrong the jurisdiction of each veterinary institutions successful the territory are being intimately monitored by adjunct veterinary surgeons, and indispensable biosecurity measures are being implemented to guarantee prevention and power of the disease, the Collector said.